Retail sprawl

It's funny what we as people will do sometimes. I think Black Friday is the best example of human nature at its worst. Yes, I fell for it once. We got up before dawn the Friday after Thanksgiving and waited until the store store opened, then waited on line just to buy a toy. Three hand-held video games actually. I think they were Game-Boys.

I remember the line. It went from the toy department, past sporting goods and home furnishings around the corner to the men's department. The store manager was smart, he walked down the line asking each customer how many video games they were purchasing. Two people past us were the last of the lucky ones.

Sleep deprived and fifteen dollars richer, and the toy Game Boys are in a box in the basement, have been for years.

That was the first and last time we did anything like that.

I'm sure the sleep is worth more than the savings, the sleep and the sanity.

Today's picture was made on my walk this morning. I converted it to grayscale and toned it sepia for Carmi's Thematic Photographic.